When you focus on providing a rigorous education for your children, you are busy. Very busy. And so are your kids. In fact, there seems to be little time and energy left for extras, things like life skills, personal projects, chasing rabbit trails, art, music, nature, reading aloud, volunteering, and competitions. Occasionally homeschoolers are tempted to […]
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Weekly Wrap Up: Nature Walks, the SAT, and Projects
In my life this week… It was a different week, with lots of crokinole, lots of food, and a long, fruitless shopping spree. We had been told about a really wonderful thrift shop, so I dropped off the girls to find some clothing while I hurried to the bank to discuss RESP’s. Well, the thrift […]
Weekly Wrap Up: Reading Week and Getting Healthier
In my life this week… Books, books, and more books. And some DVD’s as well. It was our annual Reading Week, and we enjoyed it hugely. We had a lot of warmish weather, so we spent time out of doors as much as possible. We did what garden work we could, played with the dogs […]
Another Three Week Wrap Up
In my life these weeks… Well, except for the carrots, I think our year’s crop has been harvested! Now comes the challenge of making sure we eat it all. I really need to find another yummy, gluten-free, low-sugar pumpkin recipe for regular days, and a fancy one for our Sunday treat. Same thing for apples. And now, […]
How to Write a Book—A Free Christian Novel-Writing Course for Teens and Adults
Over half the members of our family write, but Miss 14 is our fiction star, having penned several novels. I’ve been thinking of getting her a novel-writing course. She participates in NaNoWriMo every year and imitates other writers’ styles as recommended in The Writer’s Workshop, but I wanted to give her something more. As I […]